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tracking station

track·ing sta·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trak-ing stey-shuh n]
    • /ˈtræk ɪŋ ˈsteɪ ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trak-ing stey-shuh n]
    • /ˈtræk ɪŋ ˈsteɪ ʃən/

Definitions of tracking station words

  • noun tracking station a facility equipped with instrumentation for following the flight path of, communicating with, and collecting data from a rocket or spacecraft. 1
  • noun tracking station base used to trace object in atmosphere or space 1
  • noun tracking station a station that can use a radio or radar beam to determine and follow the path of an object, esp a spacecraft or satellite, in space or in the atmosphere 0
  • noun tracking station a station equipped to track the path of and record data from a spacecraft, satellite, etc. 0
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Origin of tracking station

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Tracking station

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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tracking station popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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